CineClub: The King (A Király), or the appeal of the manipulator
Revisiting old classics, discovering hidden gems, and exploring the contemporary movie and TV scene: every month, Kafkadesk brings you newContinue Reading
Tag: Communism
A life in search of emancipation: Gáspár Miklós Tamás (1948-2023)
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian philosopher Gáspár Miklós Tamás died on January 15. Gáspár Miklós Tamás, TGM as he was knownContinue Reading
New Prague mural honours 1968 Polish martyr Ryszard Siwiec
Prague, Czech Republic – A new mural was unveiled in Prague paying tribute to Ryszard Siwiec, a 59-year-old Pole whoContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1968: Pole Ryszard Siwiec set himself on fire to protest Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
On September 8, 1968, Polish accountant and former Home Army resistance member Ryszard Siwiec became the first person to self-immolateContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1989: the pan-European picnic in Sopron brought Europe’s East and West together
On August 19, 1989, people from both sides of the Iron Curtain came together to demonstrate the common will forContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1990: the Rolling Stones held a historic concert in Prague
On August 18, 1990, legendary English band the Rolling Stones held a historic concert in the Strahov Stadium in Prague,Continue Reading
What’s the purpose of historical fiction? – The Informant (A Besúgó) review
Though it’s sometimes held back by rushed plot points, HBO’s first-ever exclusively Hungarian production makes creative decisions with its charactersContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1955: the Warsaw Pact came into existence in Central and Eastern Europe
On May 14, 1955, eight countries including the Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary, signed the Warsaw Treaty, bringing intoContinue Reading
Soviet general Ivan Koněv stripped of Prague honorary citizenship
Prague, Czech Republic – Soviet Marshall Ivan Koněv will be stripped of his honorary citizenship of Prague, according to aContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1991: Czech artist David Černý famously painted Soviet tank No. 23 in pink
On the night of April 27-28, Czech student David Černý and a group of friends painted a Soviet commemorative monumentContinue Reading